Orioles' lowlights in 2013 season

CaptionBrian Roberts injured -- again -- in third game of season

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The Orioles won two out of three games in Tampa Bay against the Rays to start the 2013 season, but fans' excitement was tempered a bit when second baseman Brian Roberts was injured in the ninth inning of the season finale on April 4. Attempting to steal second base, Roberts had to be carried...

The Orioles won two out of three games in Tampa Bay against the Rays to start the 2013 season, but fans' excitement was tempered a bit when second baseman Brian Roberts was injured in the ninth inning of the season finale on April 4. Attempting to steal second base, Roberts had to be carried... (Al Messerschmidt, Getty Images)

In the Orioles' first nationally televised Sunday Night Baseball appearance since 2008, the New York Yankees and Hiroki Kuroda, right, made a lot of fans go to sleep early. The 38-year-old right-hander held the Orioles to five hits -- all singles -- in a 3-0 shutout victory at Yankee Stadium on...

In the Orioles' first nationally televised Sunday Night Baseball appearance since 2008, the New York Yankees and Hiroki Kuroda, right, made a lot of fans go to sleep early. The 38-year-old right-hander held the Orioles to five hits -- all singles -- in a 3-0 shutout victory at Yankee Stadium on... (Al Bello, Getty Images)

Orioles closer Jim Johnson finished tied for the major league lead with 50 saves and became the first American League pitcher to have 50 or more saves in back-to-back seasons in 2013. But many Orioles fans will remember his major league-leading nine blown save opportunities this year. On May 14...

Orioles closer Jim Johnson finished tied for the major league lead with 50 saves and became the first American League pitcher to have 50 or more saves in back-to-back seasons in 2013. But many Orioles fans will remember his major league-leading nine blown save opportunities this year. On May 14... (Kenneth K. Lam, Baltimore Sun)

The Orioles entered the bottom of the ninth inning on May 26 against the Toronto Blue Jays with a chance to take three out of four games. Instead, they left with a series split after closer Jim Johnson allowed four runs and four hits in two-thirds of an inning in a 6-5 loss. It was Johnson's...

The Orioles entered the bottom of the ninth inning on May 26 against the Toronto Blue Jays with a chance to take three out of four games. Instead, they left with a series split after closer Jim Johnson allowed four runs and four hits in two-thirds of an inning in a 6-5 loss. It was Johnson's... (Fred Thornhill/Reuters)

The Orioles won two out of three games on the road against the Detroit Tigers, the eventual American League Central champions, from June 17-19, closing to within 1 1/2 games of the Boston Red Sox for the American League East division lead. But then the Toronto Blue Jays swept them in a...

The Orioles won two out of three games on the road against the Detroit Tigers, the eventual American League Central champions, from June 17-19, closing to within 1 1/2 games of the Boston Red Sox for the American League East division lead. But then the Toronto Blue Jays swept them in a... (Mark Blinch/Reuters)

Although the Orioles had plenty of highlights in 2013, they failed to make a second straight trip to the playoffs. From closer Jim Johnson's major league-leading nine blown save opportunities to losing three straight games in Arizona in August to Manny Machado's knee injury in the final week of...